by Nicky Hockly | May 25, 2015 | ICT, mlearning, tablets
To celebrate the recent publication of our new book Going Mobile (co-authored with Gavin Dudeney), we’re sharing a number of activities you can try out with your students, to get them using mobile devices as part of the their language learning. The first activity we...
by Nicky Hockly | Jan 28, 2015 | mlearning, tablets
To celebrate the recent publication of our new book Going Mobile (co-authored with Gavin Dudeney), we’re sharing a number of activities you can try out with your students, to get them using mobile devices as part of the their language learning. The first...
by Nicky Hockly | Jan 15, 2015 | digital generation, ICT, mlearning, tablets, twitter
To celebrate the recent publication of our new book Going Mobile (co-authored with Gavin Dudeney), we’re sharing a number of activities you can try out with your students, to get them using mobile devices as part of the their language learning. Last week’s...
by Nicky Hockly | Jan 9, 2015 | mlearning, technology
A new year and a new book. Although published last month (December 2014), the print copies of my new book Going Mobile (co-written with Gavin Dudeney) arrived on my doorstep a few days ago. For me, it’s the perfect New Year gift to finally see the book in print...
by Nicky Hockly | Apr 14, 2014 | digital literacies, ICT, mlearning, tablets |
There is a good reason for my 3 month blogging hiatus. Since January, work has taken me to Chile for 2 weeks, Egypt for a week, India for 3 weeks, and Moscow for a week. And then the TESOL US conference in Portland followed immediately by the IATEFL conference in...
by Nicky Hockly | Nov 25, 2013 | mlearning, tablets, TIRF
The International Research Foundation (TIRF) has recently published five papers on mobile assisted language learning (MALL), all freely available on the TIRF website. Each of the papers is followed by a discussion, which you can add to. Abstracts and links to the...
by Nicky Hockly | Aug 26, 2013 | digital generation, ICT, mlearning, tablets, TIRF
What do EFL learners think about working with mobile devices in the classroom? Does it make them more motivated? Do they participate more in class? Does it improve their English? Is there evidence for any affective improvements? This blog post describes the findings...
by Nicky Hockly | Aug 19, 2013 | digital literacies, ICT, mlearning, tablets, technology, TIRF
While teaching EFL in the UK this summer, I piloted a number of classroom activities getting students to use their (ubiquitous) mobile devices, for an upcoming book on mobile and handheld learning. Below is a very simple activity that can be linked to almost...
by Nicky Hockly | Aug 13, 2013 | ICT, mlearning, technology
Here’s another classroom idea for using mobile devices and QR codes. It’s a simple idea, based around the concept of a treasure or scavenger hunt, where students need to find specific information in various locations. In this case, my international...
by Nicky Hockly | Dec 13, 2012 | ICT, mlearning, tablets, technology, Trends, web 2.0
2012 is drawing to a close, and 2013 lies ahead of us. Time to take a look at some of the educational trends that have emerged over the last 12 months, and that are likely to dominate the educational technology scene in the coming year. Here are five trends...
